Easiest Hymns is a collection of hymns for manuals and pedal in trio style. These very easy hymn settings in three parts are suitable for accompanying a congregation as well as teaching basic organ skills.
Most of the very easy pedal parts are within the range of a fifth or sixth and therefore do not require any pivoting by the player on the bench.
These settings can be used from the very first tradition organ lesson by a student that has had at least three years of keyboard technique, to provide a hymn-playing experience and to begin to teach the basic principles of hymn playing.
This volume particularly is designed to be able to be begun at the same time as the First Organ Book, edited by Wayne Leupold (Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. WL600053).

The fingering is in the style oflegato playing. It is presumed that normally both hands will play on the same manual. However, the fingering has been chosen so that each hand also may play on a different manual, thus allowing the melody to be soloed out if desired.

Parenthesis indicate optional additional notes or optional fingering and pedaling suggestions.

The settings are arranged in a generally graded order of difficulty according to the amount of specific legato pedal techniques required. Thus the very easiest settings are at the beginning, and the most difficult ones, generally, are toward the end.

ABERYSTWYTH
ADESTE FIDELIS
ADORO TE DEVOTE
AGINCOURT HYMN/ DEO GRACIAS
ALL IS WELL
ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HOH
AMAZING GRACE/ NEW BRITAIN
AMERICA
ANGELS STORY
ANTIOCH
ARHYDYNOS
ARGENTINA
ASH GROVE
ASSEMBLY
ASSURANCE
AURELIA
AUS TIEFER NOT
AUSTRIA
AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM GAUDEAMUS PARITER
AZMON
BALM IN GILEAD
BATTLE HYMN
BEACH SPRING
BEECHER
BEREDEN VAG FOR HERRAN MESSIAH| BESANÇON
BETHANY
BRADBURY
BREAD OF LIFE
BROTHER JAMES AIR
BRYN CALFARIA
BUNESSAN
CANONBURY
CAROL
CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN
CHRISTE SANCTORUM
CONDITOR ALME
CONSOLATION I MORNING SONG |CONVERSE
CORONATION
CRADLE SONG
CRANHAM
CRIMOND
CRUCIFER
CRUSADERS HYMN ST ELIZABETH
CWM RHONDA
DARWALLS 148TH
DENNIS
DEO GRACIAS I AGINCOURT HYMN
DETROIT
DIADEMATA
DICH ZU UNS WEND/ HERR JESU CHRIST
DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
DIX
DONA NOBIS PACEM |DOUGLASS
DOWN AMPNEY
DUKE STREET
DULCIMER
DUNDEE
EASTER HYMN
EBENEZER TON Y BOTEL
EI FESTE BURG
ELLACOMBE
ELLERS
ENGELBERG
ERHALT UNS HERR
ERMUNTRE DICH
ES IST EIN ROS
EVENTIDE
FARLEY CASTLE
FESTAL SONG
FOREST GREEN
FOUNDATION
GABRIELS MESSAGE
GALILEE
GARDINER GERMANY
GAUDEAMUS PARITER/ AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM
GELOBT SEI GOTT VULPIUS
GERMANY GARDINER
GIFT OF LOVE 0 WALY WALY
GLORIA
GO DOWN MOSES
GO TELL IT
GOTT SEI DANK
GRAFENBERG NUN DANKET ALL UND BRINGET EHR
GRAND ISLE
GREENSLEEVES
GROSSER GOTT
HAMBURG
HANKEY
HANOVER
HANSON PLACE
HE LEADETH ME
HE LIVES
HELMSLEY
HENDON
HERR JESU CHRIST DICH ZU UNS WEND
HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN PASSION CHORALE |HERZLIEBSTER JESU
HOLY MANNA
HYFRYDOL
HYMN TO JOY
I AM THINE
I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
IN BABILONE |IN DULCI JUBILO
INTERCESSOR
INVITATION
IRBY
ITALIAN HYMN/ MOSCOW
JACOBS LADDER
JESU JOY OF MANS DESIRING
JESU MEINE FREUDE
JUDAS MACCABEUS
KEDRON
KINGS OF ORIENT
KINGSFOLD
KREMSER
LACQUIPARLE
LANCASHIRE
LAND OF REST
LASST UNS ERFREUEN VIGILIS ET SANCTI
LAUDA ANIMA
LAUDES DOMINI
LEONI YIGDAL
LET US BREAK BREAD
LIEBSTER JESU
LIFT EVERY VOICE
LION OF JUDAH
LLANFAIR
LLANGLOFFAN
LOBE DEN HERREN
LYONS
MARION
MARTYDOM
MARYTON
MATERNA
McKEE
MEINEKE
MELITA
MENDELSSOHN
MESSIAH BEREDEN VAG FOR HERRAN
MIT FREUDEN ZART
MONKLAND
MORECAMBE
MORE LOVE TO THEE
MORNING SONG I CONSOLATION
MOSCOW ITALIAN HYMN
MUNICH
MY REDEEMER
NATIONAL ANTHEM
NATIONAL HYMN
NEANDER UNSER HERRSCHER
NEED
NETTLETON
NEW BRITAIN AMAZING GRACE
NICAEA
NUN DANKETALLE GOTT
NUN DANKET ALL UND BRINGET EHR
GRAFENBERG
NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND
NYLAND
O FILII ET FILIAE
O QUANTA QUALIA
O WALY WALY GIFT OF LOVE
OLD 113TH
OLD 134TH ST. MICHAEL
OLD HUNDREDTH
OLD RUGGED CROSS
OLIVET
PASSION CHORALE HERZLICH TUTMICHVERLANGEN
PATMOS
PERSONENT HODIE
PETRA REDHEAD
PLEADING SAVIOR
PROMISED ONE
PSALM42
QUERETARO
RATHBUN
RATISBON
REDHEAD I PETRA
REGENT SQUARE
RENDEZ ADIEU
RESIGNATION
REST
RHOSYMEDRE
RICHMOND
ROCKINGHAM |ROYAL OAK
SALVE FESTE DIES
SALZBURG
SCHMUCKE DICH
SCHONSTER HERR JESU
SHOWALTER
SICILIAN MARINERS
SINE NOMINE
SLANE
SOJOURNER
SOMOS DEL SENOR
ST AGNES
ST ANNE
ST CATHERINE
ST CHRISTOPHER
ST CLEMENT
ST COLUMBIA
ST DENIO
ST ELIZABETH I CRUSADERS HYMN
ST FLAVIAN
ST GEORGES WINDSOR
ST GERTRUDE
ST KEVIN
ST LOUIS
ST MAGNUS
ST MARGARET
ST MICHAEL OLD 134TH
ST PETER
ST THEODULPH VALET WILL
ICH DIR GEBEN
ST THOMAS
STILLE NACHT
STUTTGART
TALLIS CANON
TERRA BEATA/ TERRA PATRIS
TERRA PATRIS TERRA BEATA
THE FIRST NOWELL
THOMPSON
TIDINGS
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
TON-Y-BOTEL EBENEZER
TOPLADY
TRURO
TRYDDARE KAN INGEN VARA
UNE JEUNE PUCELLE
UNSER HERRSCHER NEANDER
VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN ST THEODULPH
YATER UNSER IM HIMMELREICH
VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
VENI EMMANUEL
VICTORY
VIGILIS ET SANCTI LASST UNS ERFREUEN
VON HIMMEL HOCH
VULPIUS GELOBT SEI GOTT
W ZLOBIE LEZY
WACHETAUF
WAREHAM
WEBB
WELCOME GUEST WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT
WERE YOU THERE
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN
WIE SCHON LEUCHTET
WINCHESTER NEW
WINCHESTER OLD
WONDROUS LOVE
WOODWORTH
WUNDERBARER KONIG
YIGDAL LEONIABERYSTWYTH
ADESTE FIDELIS
ADORO TE DEVOTE
AGINCOURT HYMN/ DEO GRACIAS
ALL IS WELL
ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HOH
AMAZING GRACE/ NEW BRITAIN
AMERICA
ANGEL’S STORY
ANTIOCH
ARHYDYNOS
ARGENTINA (Canto de Esperanza) (Song of Hope)
ASH GROVE
ASSEMBLY
ASSURANCE
AURELIA
AUS TIEFER NOT
AUSTRIA
AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM / GAUDEAMUS PARITER
AZMON
BALM IN GILEAD
BATTLE HYMN
BEACH SPRING
BEECHER
BEREDEN VAG FOR HERRAN/ MESSIAH
BESANÇON
BETHANY
BRADBURY
BREAD OF LIFE
BROTHER JAMES’ AIR
BRYN CALFARIA
BUNESSAN
CANONBURY
Cantad al Senor (0 Sing to the Lord)
Canto de Esperanza (ARGENTINA) (Song of Hope)
CAROL
CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN
CHRISTE SANCTORUM
CONDITOR ALME
CONSOLATION I MORNING SONG
CONVERSE
CORONATION
CRADLE SONG
CRANHAM
CRIMOND
CRUCIFER
CRUSADER’S HYMN/ ST. ELIZABETH
CWM RHONDA
DARWALL’S 148TH
De Colores (Sing of Colors) |DENNIS
DEO GRACIAS I AGINCOURT HYMN
DETROIT
DIADEMATA
DICH ZU UNS WEND/ HERR JESU CHRIST
DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
DIX
DONA NOBIS PACEM |DOUGLASS
DOWN AMPNEY
DUKE STREET
DULCIMER
DUNDEE
EASTER HYMN
EBENEZER/ TON-Y-BOTEL
EIN’ FESTE BURG
ELLACOMBE
ELLERS
ENGELBERG
ERHALT UNS, HERR
ERMUNTRE DICH
ES IST EIN ROS
EVENTIDE
FARLEY CASTLE
FESTAL SONG
FOREST GREEN
FOUNDATION
GABRIEL’S MESSAGE
GALILEE
GARDINER/ GERMANY
GAUDEAMUS PARITER/ AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM
GELOBT SEI GOTT/ VULPIUS
GERMANY/ GARDINER
GIFT OF LOVE/ 0 WALY WALY
GLORIA
GO DOWN MOSES
GO TELL IT (ON THE MOUNTAIN)
GOTT SEI DANK
GRAFENBERG / NUN DANKET ALL’UND BRINGET EHR’
GRAND ISLE
GREENSLEEVES
GROSSER GOTT
HAMBURG
HANKEY
HANOVER
HANSON PLACE
HE LEADETH ME
HE LIVES
HELMSLEY
HENDON
HERR JESU CHRIST/ DICH ZU UNS WEND
HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN /PASSION CHORALE |HERZLIEBSTER JESU
HOLY MANNA
HYFRYDOL
HYMN TO JOY
I AM THINE
I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
IN BABILONE |IN DULCI JUBILO
INTERCESSOR
INVITATION
IRBY
ITALIAN HYMN/ MOSCOW
JACOB’S LADDER
JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING
JESU, MEINE FREUDE
Jesucito de mi vida (Little Jesus Give Me Life)
JUDAS MACCABEUS
KEDRON
KINGS OF ORIENT
KINGSFOLD
KREMSER
LACQUIPARLE
LANCASHIRE
LAND OF REST
LASST UNS ERFREUEN / VIGILIS ET SANCTI
LAUDA ANIMA
LAUDES DOMINI
LEONI/ YIGDAL
LET US BREAK BREAD
LIEBSTER JESU
LIFT EVERY VOICE
LION OF JUDAH
Little Jesus Give Me Life (Jesucito de mi vida)
LLANFAIR
LLANGLOFFAN
LOBE DEN HERREN
LYONS
MARION
MARTYDOM
MARYTON
MATERNA
McKEE
MEINEKE
MELITA
MENDELSSOHN
MESSIAH/ BEREDEN VAG FOR HERRAN
MIT FREUDEN ZART
MONKLAND
MORECAMBE
MORE LOVE TO THEE
MORNING SONG I CONSOLATION
MOSCOW /ITALIAN HYMN
MUNICH
MY REDEEMER
NATIONAL ANTHEM (The Star-Spangled Banner)NATIONAL HYMN (God of Our Fathers)
NEANDER / UNSER HERRSCHER
NEED
NETTLETON
NEW BRITAIN / AMAZING GRACE
NICAEA
NUN DANKETALLE GOTT
NUN DANKET ALL’UND BRINGET EHR’/ GRAFENBERG
NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND
NYLAND
O FILII ET FILIAE
O QUANTA QUALIA
Sing to the Lord (Cantad al Senor) O WALY WALY/ GIFT OF LOVE
OLD 113TH
OLD 134TH / ST. MICHAEL
OLD HUNDREDTH
OLD RUGGED CROSS
OLIVET
PASSION CHORALE/ HERZLICH TUTMICHVERLANGEN
PATMOS
PERSONENT HODIE
PETRA/ REDHEAD
PLEADING SAVIOR
PROMISED ONE
PSALM42
QUERETARO
RATHBUN
RATISBON
REDHEAD I PETRA
REGENT SQUARE
RENDEZ ADIEU
RESIGNATION
REST
RHOSYMEDRE
RICHMOND
ROCKINGHAM |ROYAL OAK
SALVE FESTE DIES |SALZBURG
SCHMUCKE DICH
SCHONSTER HERR JESU
SHOWALTER
SICILIAN MARINERS
SINE NOMINE
SLANE
SOJOURNER
Solo tu eres santo (QUERETARO)\(Only You Are a Saint)
SOMOS DEL SENOR
Song of Hope (Canto de Esperanza)(ARGENTINA)
ST. AGNES
ST. ANNE
ST. CATHERINE
ST. CHRISTOPHER
ST. CLEMENT
ST. COLUMBIA
ST. DENIO
ST. ELIZABETH I CRUSADER’S HYMN |ST. FLAVIAN
ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR
ST. GERTRUDE
ST. KEVIN
ST. LOUIS
ST. MAGNUS
ST. MARGARET
ST. MICHAEL/ OLD 134TH
ST. PETER
ST. THEODULPH / VALET WILL
ICH DIR GEBEN
ST. THOMAS
STILLE NACHT
STUTTGART
TALLIS’ CANON
TERRA BEATA/ TERRA PATRIS
TERRA PATRIS / TERRA BEATA
THE FIRST NOWELL
THOMPSON
TIDINGS
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
TON-Y-BOTEL EBENEZER
TOPLADY
TRURO
TRYDDARE KAN INGEN VARA
UNE JEUNE PUCELLE
UNSER HERRSCHER / NEANDER
VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN /ST. THEODULPH
YATER UNSER IM HIMMELREICH
VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
VENI EMMANUEL
VICTORY
VIGILIS ET SANCTI / LASST UNS ERFREUEN
VON HIMMEL HOCH
VULPIUS / GELOBT SEI GOTT
W ZLOBIE LEZY
WACHETAUF
WAREHAM
WEBB
WELCOME GUEST WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT
WERE YOU THERE
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
When We Are Living (Pues si vivimos)
(SOMOS DEL SENOR)
WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN
WIE SCHON LEUCHTET
WINCHESTER NEW
WINCHESTER OLD
WONDROUS LOVE
WOODWORTH
WUNDERBARER KONIG
YIGDAL / LEONI